Universal faucet handle structure

ABSTRACT

A universal faucet handle structure has: a handle body having an assembling portion with a through aperture, the through aperture having a non-circular cross-sectional shape, the through aperture providing a combining member; the assembling portion having an assembling slot adjacent to the through aperture, the assembling slot having a non-circular cross-sectional shape; and a joint sleeve having two connecting ends, both of the connecting ends capable of being connected to the assembling slot of the handle body; each connecting end having an engaging slot; the engaging slot having a non-circular cross-sectional shape; the engaging slot having an axial hole, and each connecting end further having an engaging groove. With the above-mentioned embodiment, following benefit can be obtained: since the assembling slot of the handle body is connected to the joint sleeve, the handle can be assembled onto different types of the faucet shafts.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a universal faucet handle structure,and more particularly to a faucet handle that can be connected todifferent types of faucet shafts.

2. Description of the Related Art

Different people prefer faucets with different styles. Moreover, manylike to do home improvements by themselves. However, different faucetshave control shafts with differing cross-sectional shapes anddimensions, and so the consumer needs to select a matching faucethandle, which can be very inconvenient.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a universal faucet handlestructure to mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a universal faucethandle structure.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, a universal faucethandle structure is disclosed.

A universal faucet handle structure comprises: a handle body having anassembling portion with a through aperture, the through aperture havinga non-circular cross-sectional shape, the through aperture providing acombining member, the assembling portion having an assembling slotadjacent to the through aperture, the assembling slot having anon-circular cross-sectional shape; and a joint sleeve having twoconnecting ends, both of the connecting ends capable of being connectedto the assembling slot of the handle body, each connecting end having anengaging slot, the engaging slot having a non-circular cross-sectionalshape, the engaging slot having an axial hole, each connecting endfurther having an engaging groove, the engaging groove having anon-circular cross-sectional shape, the dimensions of thecross-sectional shape of the engaging groove being different from thedimensions of the cross-sectional shape of the engaging slot.

With the above-mentioned embodiment, the following benefit can beobtained: since the assembling slot of the handle body is connected tothe joint sleeve, the handle can be assembled onto different types offaucet shafts.

Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 is a planar schematic view of a joint sleeve according to anembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective exploded view of an embodiment being combinedwith a faucet according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a faucet in an embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view of another faucet in an embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of another faucet in an embodiment ofthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. A universal faucet handle structurecomprises a handle body 10 and a joint sleeve 20. The handle body 10 hasan assembling portion 11 with a through aperture 12, the throughaperture 12 has a non-circular cross-sectional shape and accepts acombining member 121. The combining member 121 can be a screw or nut.The through aperture 12 further has a plurality of anti-slip slots 122.The assembling portion 11 has an assembling slot 13 adjacent to thethrough aperture 12, and the assembling slot 13 has a non-circularcross-sectional shape. The joint sleeve 20 has two connecting ends 212,and both of the connecting ends 212 are capable of being connected tothe assembling slot 13 of the handle body 10. Each connecting end 21 hasan engaging slot 22, and the engaging slot 22 has a non-circularcross-sectional shape such as a rectangular shape. The engaging slot 22has an axial hole 23, and each connecting end further has an engaginggroove 24. The engaging groove 24 has a non-circular cross-sectionalshape, and the dimension of the cross-sectional shape of the engaginggroove 24 is larger than the dimension of the cross-sectional shape ofthe engaging slot 22. The engaging groove 24 further has a plurality ofpositioning teeth 241 and a plurality of positioning grooves 242. Theengaging groove 24 further has an engaging recess 25, and the engagingrecess 25 has a polygonal cross-sectional shape, as shown in FIG. 3.

For assembly, please refer to FIG. 4. One of the connecting ends 210 ofthe joint sleeve 20 is disposed in the assembling slot 13 of the handlebody 10, and another connecting end 21 of the joint sleeve 20 is thusconnected to the assembling slot 13 of the handle body 10.

For actual operations, please refer to FIG. 5. The handle is attachedonto a faucet 30. The faucet 30 has an assembling portion 31. Theassembling portion 31 has a groove 32, and the groove 32 has a controlshaft 33. The control shaft 33 has a non-circular cross-sectional shapesuch as a rectangular shape, and the control shaft 33 has an assemblyaperture 34. When the handle needs to be assembled onto the faucet 30,the connecting end 21 of the joint sleeve 20 is inserted into the groove32 of the faucet 30 such that the engaging slot 22 of the joint sleeve20 jackets onto the control shaft 33. Since the engaging slot 22 has anon-circular cross-sectional shape, it can be engaged with the controlshaft 33. The combining member 121 is passed through the throughaperture 12 of the handle body 10 and secured with the assembly aperture34 of the control shaft 33, which finishes the assembly process. Pleaserefer to FIG. 6, if the control shaft 33 and the engaging slot 22 havedifferent cross-sectional shapes and sizes, the joint sleeve 20 can beturned around to use another connecting end 210 for connecting to theassembling slot 13 of the handle body 10. Since another connecting end210 of the joint sleeve 20 has an engaging groove 24 with a largercross-sectional area, the engaging groove 24 has a plurality ofpositioning teeth 241 and a plurality of positioning grooves 242, theengaging groove 24 further has an engaging recess 25 with a polygonalcross-sectional shape, as shown in FIG. 3, the joint sleeve 20 can beattached to control shafts 33 having various cross-sectional shapes anddimensions.

Please refer to FIG. 7 with FIG. 4. The handle can also be assembledonto another type of the faucet 40. The faucet 40 comprises a controlshaft 41, and the control shaft 41 has a connecting portion 42 and anengaging portion 43. The engaging portion 43 has a non-circularcross-sectional shape. When the handle needs to be assembled withanother type of the faucet 40, the joint sleeve 20 is disassembled, andthe handle body 10 is jacketed onto the control shaft 41 of anotherfaucet 40. The through aperture 12 of the handle body 10 has anon-circular cross-sectional shape, which can engage with the engagingportion 43 of the control shaft 41, and the combining member 121 issecured with the connecting portion 42 of the control shaft 41, as shownin to FIG. 8.

With the above-mentioned embodiment, the following benefit can beobtained: since the assembling slot 13 of the handle body 10 isconnected to the joint sleeve 20, the handle can be assembled ontodifferent types of the faucet shafts.

Although the present invention has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

1. A universal faucet handle structure comprising: a handle body havingan assembling portion with a through aperture, the through aperturehaving a non-circular cross-sectional shape, the through apertureproviding a combining member, the assembling portion having anassembling slot adjacent to the through aperture, the assembling slothaving a non-circular cross-sectional shape; and a joint sleeve havingtwo connecting ends, both of the connecting ends capable of beingconnected to the assembling slot of the handle body, each connecting endhaving an engaging slot, the engaging slot having a non-circularcross-sectional shape, the engaging slot having an axial hole, eachconnecting end further having an engaging groove, the engaging groovehaving a non-circular cross-sectional shape, the dimensions of thecross-sectional shape of the engaging groove being different from thedimensions of the cross-sectional shape of the engaging slot.
 2. Theuniversal faucet handle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein thethrough aperture has a rectangular cross-sectional shape.
 3. Theuniversal faucet handle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein thethrough aperture further has a plurality of anti-sliding slots.
 4. Theuniversal faucet handle structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein thecombining member is a screw or nut.
 5. The universal faucet handlestructure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging slot has arectangular cross-sectional shape.
 6. The universal faucet handlestructure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging groove further hasa plurality of positioning teeth and a plurality of positioning grooves.7. The universal faucet handle structure as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe engaging groove further has an engaging recess, and the engagingrecess has a polygonal cross-sectional shape.